In an action that echoes the Obama administration’s wildly unpopular college ratings system, the U.S. Education Department is formally soliciting public input on the creation of a list of higher education programs that provide “low…
“This Week in Washington” provides weekly updates from the American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Office of Government Relations, detailing the latest movements on key community college advocacy issues and AACC’s activity in Washington, D.C….
The U.S. Education Department (ED) has announced a series of forthcoming regulatory activities that will have a tremendous impact on community colleges and their students, and it is hard to overstate their potential reach. Because…
Community colleges across the country will receive millions of dollars in additional designated funding from the federal government as a part of Congress’ fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations package passed late last month and…
Congressional appropriators have released the text and accompanying reports for the fiscal year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, which would fund the federal government for the remainder of the fiscal year. As expected, the legislation contains…
The seemingly straightforward process of colleges notifying individuals about the amount of student aid they are eligible for, as well as the costs of attending the college, has suddenly generated heated attention. AACC is involved in…
After the higher education community noted its concerns in a joint letter, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) no longer plans to transition to a new enrollment management system (EMS) in mid-January. Instead, the…
Enrollment declines, community college to four-year university transfers and human resources are some of the challenges facing community colleges, says Walter Bumphus, president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) — but…
The U.S. Education Department’s (ED) final regulations for new Pell Grant eligibility has set the parameters for this important new eligibility for community colleges. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) had submitted detailed comments…
The College Board last week issued its latest annual report detailing the most-recent information on college costs and student aid — the financing equation. The document, “Trends in College Pricing and Student Aid,” provides a…